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A 19 CENTURY THANGKA A FINE 18 CENTURY THANGKA
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DEPICTING AMITABHA IN DEPICTING AVALOKITESHVARA
SUKHAVATI SHADAKSHARI
Distemper on cloth, framed in Distemper and gold paint on cloth,
plain linen mounting, with silk with brocade and velvet mounting;
protection cover behind glass in modern frame
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Sino-Tibetan, 19 century Sino-Tibetan, 18 century

This thangka shows the rare This thangka shows the Buddha
motif of the pure land of of compassion, Avalokiteshvara,
Sukhavati with red Buddha in his four-armed Sadaksari form.
Amitabha, the head of the The Bodhisattva is seated in
lotus family, as the central vajraparyankasana and has his
figure. Buddha is seated main hands folded at his heart. In
on his lotus and peacock his raised hands he holds a lotus
throne inside a wonderful flower and a Mala. The portrayal
landscape with an Amitayus is set in a mesmerizing landscape
temple complex. Various with detailed floral decoration and
bodhisattvas, deities, Panchen at the upper center is a precious
Lamas and monks are filling canopy as well as a miniature
the scenery, most prominently three-headed deity. In the four
presented are Amitabha’s corners we find distinctive portraits
principal attendants white of Padmasambhava, Vajrasattva
Avalokiteshvara and Manjushri and Vajrapani – clockwise
blue Mahasthamaprapta staring in the upper left corner.
(Vajrapani).
Shape: Rectangular vertical shape
Some of the smaller portrayals Dimensions: 50 x 33 cm (painting
show finely executed size), 90 x 56 cm (frame)
inscriptions below. Condition: The painting is in overall
good age-related condition with
Shape: Rectangular vertical some creases and abrasions. The
shape brocade mount is very frail with
Dimensions: 66 x 50 cm material loss and tears
(painting size), 115 x 73 cm Provenance: Austrian Private
(mounting) Collection
Condition: shows staining,
soiling, creases and some Auction result comparison:
abrasions. The mount and Sotheby’s, CHINESE ART, 01 JUNE
cover with stains and open 2015 - 02 JUNE 2015, HONG
stitches. KONG, lot 627 (for a Thangka with
Provenance: German Private the same motif, yet less refined – in
Collection a lot of two)

Auction result comparison: 䱦伶IJĹᶾ䲨⚃兪奨枛Ⓒ⌉
Sotheby’s, THE RICHARD 先⊾柷㕁冯慹⼑炻ⶫ朊炻䴚䷼墅ⷨ炻
R. & MAGDALENA ERNST ⢾≈墙㟮
COLLECTION OF HIMALAYAN 㻊啷炻IJĹᶾ䲨
ART, 22 MARCH 2018, New ⚃ㇳ奨枛⛸⛐咖剙⹏ᶲ炻℞ᷕ暁ㇳ
York, lot 972 (for an 18 / ⎰⋩⛐傠炻⎎ℑㇳ↮⇍㊩㚱咖剙⍲
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19 century Thangka with the ⾝䎈į
same motif) ⑩䚠列⤥
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
IJĺᶾ䲨ȿ旧⻴旨ἃ㶐⛇ȿⒸ⌉
ⶫ朊丒䔓炻湣ⶫ墅ⷨ EstimateġEUR 800,-
㻊啷炻IJĺᶾ䲨 Starting price EUR 400,-
⑩䚠⯂⎗炻㚱ᶨṃ㰉㻔ˣ㐢䕽
⍲䢐㎵
⽟⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷

EstimateġEUR 400,-
Starting price EUR 200,-

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